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Which teacher or staff member at Woodcrest Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262382006069
Woodcrest Elementary School
5500 DRAKE ST, MIDLAND, MI 48640 · (989) 923-7940 · Midland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
166 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Woodcrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #138 of 1,085 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #249 of 1,072 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #95 of 1,139 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #124 of 1,630 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,038 of 1,424 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #765 of 1,424 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #1,271 of 1,563 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #286 of 440 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
600
+49 (+9%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 600 | 34.6 | 17.3:1 | 28% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 34.4 | 17.5:1 | 29% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 31.6 | 18.5:1 | 30% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 27% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 29.9 | 19.1:1 | 25% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 28 | 20.1:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 13% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 9% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodcrest Elementary School.
About Woodcrest Elementary School
Woodcrest Elementary School is a large elementary school in Michigan, with an address in MIDLAND. The student body numbers 600 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369, so this school runs 63% bigger than that.
Midland Public Schools runs Woodcrest Elementary School along with 12 other schools, enrolling 7,380 students in total.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Woodcrest Elementary School. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Midland County is about 90% White. Woodcrest Elementary School's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Woodcrest Elementary School counts 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.3 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. About 28% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Midland County, the average is 39%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Woodcrest Elementary School is +9.9 points: 64.0% actual, 54.0% predicted.
Midland County has these Census figures: the median household income is $77,705, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Midland County is home to 26 public schools and about 11,324 public school students.
The school nearest to Woodcrest Elementary School is HH Dow High School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Woodcrest Elementary School places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 600 students in 2024-25, 49 more than the 551 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.0:1 to 17.3:1.
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Midland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,757
Census ACS
Median income
$77,705
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,324 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midland Public Schools
- HH Dow High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Siebert Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- HH Dow High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 919 students
- Northeast Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Central Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Siebert Elementary SchoolElementary · 643 students
Nearby schools
- HH Dow High School1.0 mi · 1,272
- Siebert Elementary School1.0 mi · 643
- Jefferson Middle School1.2 mi · 919
- MCESA and Sugnet School Classroom Programs1.9 mi · 158
- PrePrimary Center at Carpenter Street School2.1 mi · 63
- Adams Elementary School2.1 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Woodcrest Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Woodcrest Elementary School?
Woodcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades KG-05.
Is Woodcrest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodcrest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Woodcrest Elementary School have?
Woodcrest Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Woodcrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Woodcrest Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Woodcrest Elementary School in?
Woodcrest Elementary School is part of Midland Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.